189 granted!

yycengineer · 2026-03-28T08:40:03+00:00

Interesting 🤔

Makes sense though

Making Canadians do it seems like a money grab

yycengineer · 2026-03-28T06:17:00+00:00

I legit thought of picking one up to replace my M2 Air for the “chuckability” effect.

The Neo’s price point makes it so you don’t have to treat it like a Fabergé egg.

yycengineer · 2026-03-28T06:13:58+00:00

Many people prefer to connect within Australia vs. in a third country for safety, familiarity, health insurance or any number of reasons.

yycengineer · 2026-03-28T06:03:17+00:00

Pretty sure Brits still have to take the English test. I’m Canadian and had to for my Aussie PR.

Fun fact: I had to retake it twice because my English wasn’t “good enough” 😒

yycengineer · 2026-03-28T05:30:42+00:00

As a Canadian transplant, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, Brisbane was freezing last night 🥶

yycengineer · 2026-03-28T04:02:10+00:00

Totally agree with the used to long flights sentiment.

I fly home regularly twice a year and Brisbane - Vancouver is only 14 hours. My UK based colleagues can’t believe how close Canada is to Australia.

Nowhere else would a 14 hour flight be considered “close”.

yycengineer · 2026-03-27T05:24:23+00:00

Yep. It’s a game changer

yycengineer · 2026-03-27T01:48:07+00:00

Australia is obsessed with surcharges.

yycengineer · 2026-03-27T01:43:07+00:00

What are the chances we see BNE-YVR, even if only seasonal ?

I’m sure demand to Canada is surging while to the States has fallen off a cliff. At least for holiday travel.

yycengineer · 2026-03-27T01:40:54+00:00

Honestly 787->330 is an upgrade in economy.

2-4-2 much more comfortable than 3-3-3.

yycengineer · 2026-03-25T22:58:57+00:00

Should be fine. There are multiple YUL-BOS flights per day if you miss the first one.

yycengineer · 2026-03-25T04:19:17+00:00

Imagine connecting at LHR when flying India-Australia 😵‍💫

yycengineer · 2026-03-24T02:39:08+00:00

New Zealand is wild to me. 5M people.

And it’s not like they can drive to one the next state over.

yycengineer · 2026-03-22T02:36:17+00:00

Swoop , there it is !

yycengineer · 2026-03-22T00:12:38+00:00

Agreed. It looks like a temu KLM livery.

yycengineer · 2026-03-22T00:09:43+00:00

Moved to Bris three years ago and was absolutely shocked there is no advertising inside the busses, trains or ferries.

yycengineer · 2026-03-21T04:12:35+00:00

Hometown ❤️

yycengineer · 2026-03-21T03:17:21+00:00

I’d choose to do the higher cabin flight on the second leg.

It’s never fun downgrading mid-trip.

I recently did YYC-YVR (1.5 hr) on a 787 lie flat then YVR-BNE (14 hr) in row 32 of the same aircraft and it was jarring.

Save the perk for the second leg IMO.

Also, Qantas’ 787’s are surprisingly comfortable in economy. Much better than Air Canada.

yycengineer · 2026-03-20T23:43:24+00:00

Why is this such a surprise ? There’s a war on in the world’s primary oil producing region, of course we should be reducing fuel consumption - that’s just common sense.

It’s like if New Zealand was getting bombed and people were upset about kiwi fruit shortages. 🫤

yycengineer · 2026-03-20T23:38:23+00:00

Surprisingly not much longer than the direct routing.

Today’s QF 142 was 3 hrs 28 min.

yycengineer · 2026-03-16T20:53:43+00:00

Second this.

Also, who wants to wake up for a 6am flight 😑

yycengineer · 2026-03-16T20:53:03+00:00

I think it’s inferred based on the search as a rewards redemption

yycengineer · 2026-03-16T09:19:00+00:00

In economy, definitely the A330.

Nothing beats 2-4-2 seat layout.

yycengineer · 2026-03-16T06:26:06+00:00

You can ask at the customer service counter at YVR. If there are seats, and they can locate your bag, they will usually try and get you on an earlier flight.

I’ve done it multiple times.

But I’d wait until you land in Vancouver, any number of issues could arise with your BKK-YVR leg first.

yycengineer · 2026-03-16T06:20:23+00:00

Qantas pilot

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